How to blame the Scots if Boris makes it to No 10 ...

Wednesday 12 March 2014 13:20 BST

Boris Johnson: backing the sculpture park

A fortnight ago, The Londoner asked Zac Goldsmith if he would swap jobs with Boris Johnson, giving him his safe Conservative seat of Richmond Park and a shot at being Tory leader in 2015, while Goldsmith takes a tilt at being Mayor himself. He didn’t say “no” the first time but when I ran into Zac again the other night he said he was being bombarded with questions about it, and the answer was a firm “no”.

So how will Boris get to No 10? Here’s another idea. Scotland votes for independence in 2014. The rest of the UK is appalled, blames Cameron, and votes him out in 2015. Into No 10 rolls Ed Miliband with a slim majority. Except Scotland doesn’t split off from the rest of the UK until 2016, and when it does 40-odd Labour MPs with constituencies in Scotland become redundant. The Labour government loses its majority and a new election is called. As chaos grips Labour and the Tories, Boris, by then no longer Mayor, pounces on a seat, then on the leadership and is ready to face the voters. The Mayor’s office laughed and wished us good luck in our daydreaming. Further theories to @standarddiary please.